Such a scenario could turn Yemen into something akin to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, a sanctuary for militants from the world over where they could plot high-profile terror attacks against the United States and its allies.
Well at least we will be able to stomp a lot of Al Qaida douchebags in one place if we need too.
CBSnews
A band of al-Qaida militants took full control on Monday of a town 100 miles south of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, overrunning army positions, storming the local prison and freeing at least 150 inmates.
The capture of the town of Radda expanded already significant territorial conquests by the militants, who have taken advantage of the weak central government and political turmoil roiling the nation for the past year during an anti-regime uprising inspired by Arab Spring revolts.
Authoritarian President Ali Abdullah Saleh recently agreed to step down after months of resisting the protests against his 33-year rule. But he remains a powerful force within the country and a spark for ongoing unrest.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Al-Qaida in Yemen captures town south of capital
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Yemen's Saleh vows to step down as president
And when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie...I will leave!
That's a lot of stipulations from Pres Saleh, with all that he could hang on to power for quite a while.
CNN
Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh will leave office "within 90 days" of an agreement with the regional Gulf Cooperation Council, he said in an interview.
"When we agree on the GCC initiative, and when it is signed, and when we agree on structure of a power transfer -- and elections happen, the president will leave," Saleh said in the interview with France 24 television.
Saleh's country has been the scene of violent protests for months as his opponents demand he leave power after 33 years in office.
He was wounded in an attack on his compound earlier this year and spent weeks in Saudi Arabia being treated for burns. He looked healthy in the France 24 interview, which took place in Arabic and was posted online late Monday.
Saleh has appeared several times to be on the verge of agreeing to hand over power, only to change course.
But he insisted in the interview he had no desire to "hang onto power."
"I know the difficulties, the negatives, the positives, I will not hang onto power. Whoever hangs onto power I think is crazy," he said.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Saleh forces 'shell Sanaa protest camp'
Protest and die, the latest fad in Islam.
Syria has the obvious title of the leading trend setter, but Yemen seems to gaining some ground.
BBC
Government forces in Yemen have continued firing shells at a protester camp in the capital, witnesses say.
Explosions rocked Sanaa all night, and at least two people had died in the shelling, according to doctors.
Government forces launched a crackdown on the protesters on Sunday, killing more than 50 people in two days.
Groups of protesters have occupied various parts of the capital for most of the year, calling for the ousting of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Mr Saleh, who has ruled the country for more than three decades, has been in Saudi Arabia since June, when he was seriously injured in a rocket attack on his presidential compound.
The president has refused to stand down and is promising to return to the country
Monday, September 19, 2011
Clashes resume in Yemen after 26 protesters killed
More death and mayhem in the Muslim world.
Things have been calm in Yemen for about a minute, but more protesters were killed by the Government forces.
Just another day in Islam as Muslims Kill Muslims.
Reuters
Government forces and fighters backing protesters seeking President Ali Abdullah Saleh's ouster clashed anew with rocket and machine gun fire in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday a day after 26 demonstrators were shot dead.
Sunday's violence, jolting an uneasy, weeks-long stalemate, was the worst in recent months. Hundreds of people in an anti-government march were wounded as well when security forces fired on protesters who charged police lines.
Opposition organizers called for more action on Monday, rousing sleeping protesters who have been camped in Sanaa's Change Square for eight months to demand an end to 33 years of autocratic Saleh rule in impoverished Yemen.
